Night of Wednesday 18 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:37 00:25 niśītha ends
22:4923:1323:3700:0100:2500:4901:13
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1964
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 46 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 18 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 19 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
6 of 48 minutes covered, the first 6
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 02:50 on Thu 19 Nov to 23:43 on Thu 19 Nov.
1964-11-18T18:50:15Z → 1964-11-19T15:42:43Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:37–00:25 on the 18th, 23:37–00:25 on the 19th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 18th and 6 of 48 on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 346 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 1964: Thursday 19 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 1964 falls on Thursday 19 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 02:50 on Thu 19 Nov to 23:43 on Thu 19 Nov and covers 6 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 19 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 19 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 19 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Puning. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rasayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Rasayatra, (nisithavyapini, i.e. covering a period from 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after midnight. If occurs on two days or does not occur on any day, it is to be observed on the second day), Puskar Fair. Ratha yatra (Jain), Tripurotsava (evening), Kedara vrata (Orissa), Kartiki purnima.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Niśītha 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:50 → 07:43 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:50 → 09:43 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:50 → 10:43 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:50 → 11:43 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| London | 18:50 → 15:43 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Durban | 20:50 → 17:43 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:50 → 19:43 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Delhi | 00:20 → 21:13 | 23:43 | 10 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Kolkata | 00:20 → 21:13 | 22:58 | 0 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:20 → 23:13 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:50 → 01:43 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:17 | 48 min | 19 Nov |
| Suva | 06:50 → 03:43 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 19 Nov |